el |
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
profesor |
1. n-m. (especially, Spain) teacher | |
2. n-m. professor, faculty member | |
profesores y personal - faculty and staff | |
acogió |
1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of acoger | |
acoger |
1. v. to receive, welcome | |
2. v. to take in | |
Mi esposo y yo acogimos un perro callejero lindo como puede ser el mes pasado. - My husband and I took in a stray dog, cute as can be last month. | |
3. v. to host (an event) | |
esta |
1. det. feminine singular of este | |
2. pron. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta, , this one | |
este |
1. det. this | |
2. pron. Alternative spelling of éste | |
3. interj. uh, well (space filler in a conversation) | |
4. n-m. east | |
pregunta |
1. n-f. question (sentence that asks for information) | |
Tengo una pregunta sobre el perro. - I have a question about the dog. | |
hacer una pregunta - to ask a question | |
2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of preguntar | |
preguntar |
1. v. to ask | |
Me preguntó por su hija. - He asked me about his daughter. | |
Le preguntamos a la profesora cómo proceder. - We asked the teacher how to proceed. | |
2. v. to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder | |
Me pregunté si todo había sido un sueño. - I wondered if everything had been a dream. | |
Todavía me pregunto cómo pudo pasar eso. - I still wonder how that could happen. | |
con |
1. prep. with | |
2. prep. on | |
Yo cuento con ustedes. - I count on you. | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
gesto |
1. n-m. gesture | |
2. n-m. expression | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of gestar | |
gestar |
1. v. to gestate | |
2. v. to develop, generate (a feeling) | |
3. v. to carry out (progeny) | |
de |
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | |
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 | |
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail | |
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) | |
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. | |
agua de manantial - springwater | |
3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance) | |
una mesa de madera - a wooden table | |
4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to) | |
Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past. | |
tratarse de - to be about; to concern | |
5. prep. of, from (indicating cause) | |
Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger. | |
6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | |
un hombre de fe - a man of faith | |
7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | |
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago | |
8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) | |
harto de - sick of; tired of | |
9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | |
Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold. | |
10. prep. than (in certain phrases) | |
más de - more than | |
menos de - less than, fewer than | |
11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)) | |
campamento de verano - summer camp | |
12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire) | |
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it. | |
13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life | |
de día - during the daytime | |
de niño - as a child; during childhood | |
14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object) | |
goma de mascar - chewing gum | |
caña de pescar - fishing rod | |
menosprecio |
1. n-m. underestimation | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of menospreciar | |
menospreciar |
1. v. to belittle, to disparage, to despise, scorn, to look down on, to demean | |
2. v. to underestimate, to undervalue, to downplay | |